Lesson 7

Food laws and standards: National and

International legislations
 Quality Assurance of Fish and Fishery Products

Course Name Quality Assurance of Fish and Fishery Products

Food laws and standards: National and
Lesson No. 7
International legislations

Content Creator R. JEYASHAKILA

Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries

University Name
University, Nagapattinam

Course Reviewer FEROZ A SHAH

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural

University Name
Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar

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Fill ups
1. The authority enforcing Food Act in United States of America is
________
2. _______ is the legislation in European Union to protect public health
and consumers in relation to food
3. The ______ is established as a successor to the General Agreement
on Tariff and Trade
4. An international agreement that protects human from the risk of
unsafe additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms
in food is ___________
5. An independent non-governmental organization established to
develop standards and to facilitate the international exchange of
goods and services is _______
6. The commodity committee for fish and fish products functions at
_______
7. Food safety audit is employed in industry to verify the
implementation of ______
8. The number of BIS standards currently active for fish and fishery
products is _____
9. Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products is prepared and
published by _____
10. A Codex Standard has to pass _____ procedure to become a
recommended International Standard

Answers:
1 USFDA
2. General Food Law (2002)
3. World Health Organization (WTO)
4. SPS agreement

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5. International Organization of Standardization (ISO)

6. Norway
7 Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
8. 33
9. Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
10. 10-step procedure